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Information 
Concerning  the 
Stonewall  Jackson 
Training  School 


By  J.  W.  VANHOY 


BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES. 


J.  P.  Cook,  Chair.,  •  ^ 

Concord 

D.  B.  Coltrane,  Treas. 

Concord 

Mrs.  I.  W.  Faison,  Secy., 

Charlotte 

Dr.  H.  A.  Royster, 

Raleigh 

R.  O.  Everett, 

Durham 

Ceasar  Cone, 

Greensboro 

J.  J.  Blair, 

Wilmington 

Mrs.  M.  A.  Jackson, 

Charlotte 

Mrs.  W.  H.  S.  Burgwyn, 

Raleigh 

Mrs.  W.  N.  Reynolds, 

Winston-Salem 

Mrs.  D.  Y.  Cooper, 

Henderson 

Mrs.  G.  P.  Erwin, 

Morganton 

Miss  Easdale  Shaw, 

Rockingham 

Mrs.  A.  L.  Coble, 

Statesville 

PURPOSE,  SCOPE,  RULES, 
AND  NEEDS  OF  THE 
SCHOOL. 


The  many  inquiries  that  come  into  the 
Superintendent’s  office  from  parents  and 
others,  seeking  information  about  the 
School,  make  the  issuing  of  this  little 
book  a  necessity.  From  the  many  ques¬ 
tions  asked  we  learn  that  there  are  many 
well  informed  people  who  do  not  know 
the  purpose  of  the  institution. 

How  Created. 

The  Jackson  Training  School,  as  it  is 
commonly  called,  is  a  State  institution 
and  is  maintained  largely  by  the  State  of 
North  Carolina  in  the  same  manner  that 
it  supports  other  charitable  and  penal  in¬ 
stitutions,  which  is  supplemented  largely 
by  The  King’s  Daughters,  and  donations 
from  public  spirited  citizens. 

The  School  was  legally  authorized  and 
created  by  the  legislature  of  1907  and  its 
powers  and  duties  set  forth  in  Chapter 
509  of  the  Public  Laws  of  1907’  ^ 
amended  by  Chapter  955  Public 

Laws  of  1907. 

Purpose. 

The  purpose  of  the  School  is  quite  clear- 


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ly  set  forth  in  the  Preamble  to  Chapter 
509  Pub.  Laws,  1907,  which  reads  as 
follows: 

“Whereas,  it  appears  to  this  General 
Assembly  that  there  are  in  this  State 
many  youths  between  the  ages  of  seven 
and  sixteen  years  who  violate  the  crim¬ 
inal  laws,  and  that  while  such  youths 
should  he  detained  and  punished  and 
taught  the  doctrines,  of  religion,  good 
morals  and  how  to  work.,  it  would  he  to 
the  best  interest  of  such  youths  and  ex¬ 
pedient  that  they  he  not  associated  with 
older  and  more  hardened  criminals.” 
Section  five  further  states;  “That  all 
inmates  shall,  if  possible,  be  taught  the 
precepts  of  the  Holy  Bible,  good  moral 
conduct,  how  to  work  and  to  be  indus¬ 
trious.  ” 

Management. 

The  school  is  under  the  control  of  a 
Board  of  T  rustees,  consisting  of  fifteen 
members,  a  portion  of  whom  are  to  be 
appointed  by  the  Governor  so  long  as 
the  State  appropriates  not  less  than 
$5000  to  the  maintenance  of  the  School. 
The  remainder  of  the  Trustees  are 
elected  by  the  Board  and  vacancies  filled 
as  provided  in  Chapter,  509,  Sec.,  6  Pub¬ 
lic  Laws  1907: 

Superintendent  And  His  Staff. 

The  direct  management  of  The  School 
is  delegated  to  a  Superintendent,  elected 


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by  the  Board  of  Trustees.  The  Superin¬ 
tendent  lives  at  the  institution  and  has 
direct  supervision  of  all  the  affairs  of  the 
School.  He  is  authorized  to  employ  a 
staff  of  competent  assistants. 

Authority  Over  Inmates. 

The  Superintendent  is  vested  with 
the  same  authority  over  the  boys  com¬ 
mitted  to  the  care  of  the  school  that  “a 
parent  under  the  law  has  over  his  own 
child.”  Section  14  provides  that  all  child¬ 
ren  “  Shall  be  instructed  in  such  rudiment¬ 
ary  branches  of  useful  knowledge  as  may 
be  suited  to  their  various  ages  and  capac¬ 
ities.  They  shall  be  taught  such  useful 
trades  and  such  manual  training  as  the 
board  may  direct.” 

The  School,  therefore,  is  open  only  to 
boys  of  the  state,  under  16  years  of  age 
who  have  been  convicted  of  some  viola¬ 
tion  of  the  criminal  law  and  who  have 
been  legally  committed  by  a  judge  or 
other  presiding  officer  of  a  criminal 
court. 

Section  2,  Public  Laws  of  1907,  says; 

“ Said  Trustees  may  in  their  discretion 
receive  therin  such  delinquent  and  crimi¬ 
nal  children  under  the  age  of  sixteen 
years  as  may  he  sent  or  committed  thereto 
under  any  order  or  commitment  by  the 
Judges  of  the  Superior  courts  or  the  Re¬ 
corders  or  other  presiding  officers  of  the 
city  or  criminal  courts,  and  shall  have  the 


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sole  right  and  authority  to  keep,  restrain 
and  control  them  during  their  minority,  or 
until  such  time  as  they  shall  deem  proper 
for  their  discharge,  under  such  proper  and 
humane  rules  and  regulations  as  may  he 
adopted  by  said  trustees.  ” 

It  will  be  observed  that  the  question  of 
the  reception  of  boys  even  after  they  have 
been  committed  to  the  school  is  in  the 
discretion  of  the  authorities  of  the  insti¬ 
tution,  which  authority  in  practice  is  ex¬ 
ercised  by  the  Superintendent.  Also  the 
matter  of  the  parole  or  discharge  of  boys 
is  vested  in  the  same  authorities  and  ex¬ 
ercised  in  the  same  way.  The  law  au¬ 
thorized  the  detention  and  control  of  the 
boys  committed  here  during  their  minor¬ 
ity,  if  such  is  deemed  best  for  such  boys. 

Parents  and  officers  of  the  law  who 
wish  to  secure  admission  for  boys  at  the 
Training  School  should  observe  the  fol¬ 
lowing  points  carefully: 

Age  Limits. 

i.  If  a  boy  has  reached  his  sixteenth 
birthday,  he  cannot  be  entered.  This  is 
prohibited  by  law  and  the  authorities  of 
the  School  have  no  discretion  in  the 
matter.  Some  attempts  have  been  made 
to  conceal  the  age  of  boys  sent  here,  and 
sad  to  say,  sometimes  officers  of  the  law 
seem  to  have  been  party  to  the  falsifi¬ 
cation  of  the  ages  of  boys  sent  here. 
The  truth  always  comes  out  here  and 
we  are  forced  to  avoid  dealing  with  such 


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people.  The  school  can  hope  to  do  little 
for  a  boy  who  comes  here  coached  by  his 
parents  or  by  an  officer  to  keep  his  true 
age  concealed.  On  account  of  such  cases, 
we  now  require  a  form  of  commitment 
wherein  a  boy’s  age  is  “found  as  a  tact’' 
by  the  court  to  be  “under  sixteen  years.” 

How  Entered. 

2.  No  boy  can  be  entered  here  in 
any  way  other  than  that  provided  by  law; 
viz:  The  boy  must  be  duly  tried  in  a 
criminal  court  and  found  guilty  of  a  vio¬ 
lation  of  the  criminal  law  and  be  com¬ 
mitted  to  The  Jackson  Training  School, 
according  to  the  law  creating  the  School, 
Chapter  509,  Public  Laws  of  1907. 

Not  a  School  For  Feeble  Minded. 

We  have  many  appeals  from  parents, 
pastors,  business  and  professional  men 
and  women,  asking  if  a  boy  cannot  be 
sent  here  “without  any  publicity”  etc. 
Others  wish  to  enter  incorrigible  boys 
who  have  not  violated  the  law,  and  often 
their  parents  offer  to  pay  tuition,  etc. 

Others  have  boys  who  are  mentally  defi¬ 
cient,  and  we  are  appealed  to  for  help  to 
bring  a  hope  to  these  unfortunate  boys. 
We  have  no  equipment  whatever  for  the 
treatment  of  any  except  intellectually 
normal  boys.  No  provision  is  made  for 
any  boy  except  the  “criminally  delinquent” 
or,  in  other  words  the  boy  who  has 
violated  the  law  and  would  have  to 
be  punished  in  jail,  on  the  chain  gang,  in 


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the  State  Prison,  with  older  criminals,  or 
turned  loose  on  his  community  again, 
either  course  often  being  bad  indeed  for 
the  boy. 

Not  a  Prison  Nor  Penal  Institution. 

3 .  Boys  should  not  be  sent  here  as  a 
punishment  for  their  infractions  of  the 
law.  The  school  is  not  a  penal  institu¬ 
tion  and  does  not  attempt  to  administer 
punishment  to  a  boy  for  his  past  wrongs. 
They  are  left  behind  him  forever,  so  far 
as  the  Training  School  is  concerned.  The 
school  tries  to  encourage  him  to  lead  a 
clean  life,  mentally,  morally  and  physi¬ 
cally;  to  form  correct  habits,  keep  his 
word,  be  obedient  and  industrious;  train 
his  mind,  learn  a  trade,  obey  God  and 
be  a  man.  His  record  as  an  inmate  of 
the  School  is  what  makes  him  a  good  or 
a  bad  “prospect”  in  the  eyes  of  the  of¬ 
ficers  of  the  institution. 

Vacancies. 

4.  Boys  should  never  be  sent  here  nor 
even  committed  until  a  full  and  frank 
correspondence  is  had  with  the  superin¬ 
tendent.  This  is  necessary  for  two  main 
reasons.  First,  room  at  the  school  is  al¬ 
ways  applied  for  far  in  advance  of  an 
opening,  and  those  who  bring  boys  with¬ 
out  communicating  with  the  superinten¬ 
dent  will  almost  invariable  have  to  take 
them  back  until  arrangements  can  be 
made.  Second:  We  must  know  the 


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class  of  boys  who  come  here,  and  the 
matter  of  their  reception  being  discre¬ 
tionary  with  the  authorities  of  the  School, 
we  would  rarely  ever  receive  a  boy  about 
whom  we  knew  nothing  until  he  is  de¬ 
livered  here.  This  precaution  is  neces¬ 
sary  for  the  protection  of  the  institution 
against  impositions  by  dishonest  people, 
as  well  as  to  protect  the  inhabitants  of 
the  school  from  contagious  diseases,  etc. 
that  might  be  introduced  in  such  way. 
As  the  institution  grows  we  find  it  neces¬ 
sary  to  use  more  caution  along  these 
lines. 

School,  Shop,  Farm. 

The  institution,  being  a  “manual  train¬ 
ing  and  industrial  school,”  as  well  as 
providing  for  a  rudimentary  course  of  in¬ 
struction,  each  boy  is  sent  to  school  four 
hours  every  day  in  the  year  except  Sun¬ 
days.  At  present  the  population  is  di¬ 
vided  into  two  sections,  a  forenoon  and 
an  afternoon  section.  Half  the  boys  are 
in  school  while  the  other  half  are  en¬ 
gaged  in  manual  labor.  There  are  two 
sections  each  for  the  Print  Shop  and  for 
the  Wood  Shop,  also  a  forenoon  and  an 
afternoon  section  for  farm  work,  two 
sections  for  work  on  the  garden  and  the 
grounds,  the  sections  being  so  arranged 
that  every  boy  can  be  in  the  school  room 
half  of  each  day.  All  work  by  the  boys 
is  done  under  the  direction  of  a  foreman 
or  officer,  the  plan  being  that  every  boy 


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is  under  the  immediate  care  of  an  officer 
at  all  times. 

Cottages. 

At  six  o’clock  in  Summer  and  ear¬ 
lier  in  Winter  the  boys  go  to  their  cot¬ 
tages,  30  to  each  building,  where 
they  are  under  the  care  of  a  compe¬ 
tent  cottage  keeper  and  matron,  un¬ 
til  7:45  next  morning,  when  work  is 
again  resumed.  Cottages  have  baths, 
library,  sitting  room,  dormitory,  kit¬ 
chen,  pantry,  and  officers’  quarters. 
Boys  retire  at  8  o’clock  and  arise  at 
6:45.  A  number  of  “House  Boys” 
are  designated  to  assist  the  matrons 
in  preparing  the  meals  and  keeping 
house.  Devotional  services  are  held 
daily  in  each  cottage  and  at  the 
school  room.  Sunday  School  is  held 
for  the  boys  each  Sunday,  and  lec¬ 
tures  are  given  frequently  on  help¬ 
ful  topics  by  prominent  ministers  and 
others. 

Course  of  Study. 

The  course  of  study  given  in  our 
school  room  is  practically  the  same 
as  is  given  in  the  public  Schools  of 
the  State.  The  work  done  by  boys 
in  school  is  thorough  and  practical, 
a  competent  teacher  having  charge 
of  the  school  all  the  time. 

Printing. 

The  printing  department  is  up-to- 


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date  and  in  charge  of  an  efficient  di¬ 
rector  and  foreman.  The  boys  set 
the  type  for  The  Uplift,  which  is  is¬ 
sued  monthly,  and  are  taught  the 
printing  business  quite  thoroughly. 

Wood-work. 

In  the  wood  shop  the  boys  learn  the 
use  of  tools  and  how  to  make  useful 
articles  of  furniture.  A  number  of 
machines  are  operated  by  the  boys 
and  a  competent  foreman  instructs 
them  in  the  principles  of  the  wood- 
workman’s  trade. 

Farm. 

The  aim  is  to  conduct  the  farm 
scientifically  and  the  boys  are  taught 
practical  farming  and  how  to  care 
for  live  stock. 

Business  Training. 

From  time  to  time  a  boy  is  placed  in 
the  business  office  of  the  institution 
and  given  elementary  instruction  in 
practical  business  methods.  A  num-. 
ber  of  boys  have  been  taught  short¬ 
hand  and  typewriting.  The  school 
should  be  equipped  to  give  a  com¬ 
plete  commercial  course. 

Grounds. 

The  grounds  and  buildings  are  kept 
neat  and  are  beautified  as  our  funds 
and  time  permit.  The  boys  take  de¬ 
light  in  helping  with  this  work. 


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RULES  OF  THE  SCHOOL. 


For  the  best  interest  of  the  boys  and  to 
facilitate  the  discipline  of  the  school  the 
following  rules  have  been  adopted,  to 
which  the  attention  of  parents,  friends, 
and  relatives  of  the  boys  is  invited  and 
their  co-operation  requested  in  the  ob¬ 
servance  of  the  same. 

Visits  By  Boys. 

The  boys  are  not  allowed  to  leave  the 
school  to  visit  relatives  or  friends  under 
any  circumstances  before  one  year  has 
elapsed  since  the  entrance  of  said  boy 
into  the  School.  This  rule  may  be  sus¬ 
pended  by  the  Superintendent  in  cases 
of  death  or  very  serious  sickness  of  a 
boy’s  immediate  family.  After  one  year, 
if  a  boy’s  record  justifies  it,  short  visits 
are  sometimes  allowed  him  when  parents 
assume  the  responsibility  and  expense  of 
his  trip  and  his  return  to  the  School. 

Visits  to  Boys. 

To  a  limited  extent,  not  to  exceed  one 
visit  a  month,  parents  and  relatives  may 
visit  the  boys  at  the  School,  preferably 
on  Sunday.  The  Superintendent  should 
always  be  notified  of  any  contemplated 
visit  to  a  boy.  The  school  is  not  pre¬ 
pared  to  entertain  visitors  but  accommo¬ 
dations  can  usually  be  secured  in  the 


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immediate  neighborhood  at  moderate 
prices. 

Correspondence. 

Boys  are  allowed  and  encouraged  to 
write  two  regular  letters  a  month  to  their 
families.  The  letters  are  written  under  the 
supervision  of  the  teacher  or  cottage 
officer  and  are  inspected  before  being 
mailed.  Boys  receive  letters  from  parents 
and  friends,  all  of  which  are  inspected  by 
an  officer  before  delivery  to  the  boys.  All 
objectionable  communications  are  with¬ 
held  from  the  boys.  All  boys  who  are 
able  to  do  so  are  expected  to  pay  for  their 
stamps. 

Spending  Money. 

Boys  are  allowed  to  have  a  small  amount 
of  money  to  be  spent  by  them  under  the 
direction  of  the  cottage  officers.  The 
funds  are  kept  by  a  custodian  and  pur¬ 
chases  for  the  boys  made  by  him  on  the 
order  of  the  boys  approved  by  the  proper 
officer. 

Presents,  Etc. 

Parents  and  friends  may  send  packages 
to  the  boys  prepaid  and  in  care  of  the 
Superintendent.  The  institution  fur¬ 
nishes  uniforms  for  the  boys  both  for 
work  and  for  dress.  Hats  and  caps  for 
every  day  wear,  union  suits,  shirts,  socks, 
and  such  small  articles  of  wearing  ap¬ 
parel  may  be  received  by  the  boys  from 
parents  or  friends.  Donations  of  such  ar¬ 


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tides  to  the  use  of  all  the  boys  are  always 
accepted  with  thanks. 

Donations  of  Wearing  Apparel. 

One  public  spirited  citizen  of  Greens¬ 
boro  has  given  the  material  for  work 
uniforms  for  the  boys  since  the  School 
was  founded. 

Sickness. 

There  has  been  no  serious  illness  at  the 
School  since  its  beginning,  but  in  case  of 
any  serious  illness  or  accident  to  a  boy 
his  parents  will  be  notified  at  once.  In 
case  of  serious  illness  in  a  boy’s  family, 
the  Superintendent  should  be  notified 
and  not  the  boy.  The  information  will 
be  promptly  communicated  to  the  boy  in 
the  best  manner  possible.  If  all  the  cir¬ 
cumstances  are  known  to  the  superinten¬ 
dent  a  boy  may  be  allowed  to  visit  his 
family  in  extreme  cases  of  illness  or 
death. 

Discipline. 

1  he  discipline  of  the  school  is  semi- 
mi  litary  an<jl  is  strict.  The  policy  being 
mild  firmness.  Most  of  the  boys  who 
are  sent  to  us  are  said  to  be  incorrigible 
and  unmanagable  by  their  parents.  This 
condition  in  a  boy  is  soon  overcome  here 
by  the  system  used  in  the  government  of 
the  boys.  A  boy  soon  finds  himself 
doing  involuntarily  what  the  other  boys 
are  doing.  Many  boys  who  are  classed 
as  incorrigibles  before  coming  here  be- 


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come  respectful  and  obedient  without 
the  use  of  corporal  punishment.  Pun¬ 
ishment  is  inflicted  when  necessary  to 
enforce  discipline  or  to  correct  evil  habits 
in  a  boy.  This  punishment  is  almost 
entirely  inflicted  in  the  presence  of  the 
other  boys  and  always  in  the  right  spirit 
by  the  officers.  However,  we  find  that 
the  steady  occupation  and  regular  habits 
of  the  boys  are  the  best  means  of  obtain¬ 
ing  discipline.  No  idleness  nor  slothful¬ 
ness  is  allowed.  The  boys  must  eat  and 
sleep  regularly  and  keep  clean.  When 
these  rules  are  enforced  together  with 
steady  work  which  proves  interesting  and 
instructive  to  the  boys  their  government 
becomes  much  easier  than  their  former  ac- 
quaintences  would  suspect.  The  officers 
learn  boy  nature,  ana  the  privileges  and 
honors  that  a  boy  prizes  are  allowed  him 
when  he  shows  himself  worthy  of  them. 
A  boy  more  than  any  other  being  in  the 
world  is  influenced  by  environment. 

Daily  Programme. 

5:30  a.  m.  House  boys  arise  and  report 
to  their  matrons  for  work  toward  prepar¬ 
ing  breakfast. 

6:45.  Rising  Bell.  All  boys  arise,  make 
up  their  beds  and  prepare  for  breakfast. 

7.15.  Breakfast  in  all  departments. 

7:45.  Work  and  School  Bell.  Half  the 
boys  march  to  the  school  room  and  the 
other  half  take  up  manual  labor  on 
farm,  grounds,  in  wood-shop,  etc.  A 


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section  goes  to  the  printshop  and  work 
till  noon. 

11:30.  Dinner  Bell.  All  boys  report  to 
the  cottages  and  prepare  for  dinner. 

12:00  m.  Dinner.  Rest  one  hour. 

1.  p.  m.  Work  and  School  Bell.  Sec¬ 
tions  reverse  from  study  and  school  work 
to  manual  labor.  There  are  a  morning 
and  an  afternoon  section  in  every  de¬ 
partment. 

4:30.  Recess  School  Bell.  Military  drill 
and  athletics  to  6  p.  m. 

6  p.  m.  Supper  Bell.  All  boys  report 
to  their  cottages  for  supper.  Reading, 
games,  music,  etc.,  in  the  sitting  rooms 
until  8  p.  m. 

8  p.  m.  Retiring  Bell.  Boys  of  each 
cottage  prepare  for  retiring  under  direc¬ 
tion  of  cottage  officer.  Devotional  ex¬ 
ercises  and  prayers  are  previously  held. 
All  boys  say  their  prayers  and  then  re¬ 
peat  the  Lord’s  Prayer  in  concert  in  their 
Dormitory. 

Frequently  the  whole  school  takes  athle¬ 
tics  on  Saturday  afternoons.  The  Sun¬ 
days  are  spent  at  church  and  Sabbath 
School  in  the  forenoon  and  reading, 
strolling  or  talking  in  the  afternoon. 

Funds  Limited. 

While  the  school  is  built  and  supported 
by  the  State  and  by  donations  from  The 
King’s  Daughters  and  others,  and  no 
tuition  or  other  charges  are  made  on 
parents  for  the  care  of  their  sons,  still 


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the  institution  is  always  more  or  less 
cramped  financially  and  can  only  heed  a 
very  small  per  cent  of  the  many  calls  for 
“the  life  line”  to  erring  boys. 

Tuition. 

To  those  desiring  to  pay  tuition  and  ex¬ 
penses  of  boys  here,  we  would  say  that 
while  we  cannot  make  such  charges  yet 
we  should  certainly  welcome  your  dona¬ 
tion,  however  small,  to  the  equipment 
or  maintenance  of  the  institution.  Such 
donations  from  the  noble  women  and 
big-hearted  men  of  the  State  have  made 
the  school  a  possibility  and  its  future 
usefulness  depends  largely  on  the  con¬ 
tinuance  of  such  beneficent  deeds. 

The  Uplift. 

The  boys  publish  a  magazine  every 
month,  The  Uplift,  which  carries  read¬ 
ing  matter  of  interest  to  every  one  and 
especially  to  boys  and  their  parents.  The 
subscription  price  is  One  Dollar  the  year. 
A  campaign  is  now  being  waged  to  raise 
enough  subscriptions  to  enable  the  school 
to  take  care  of  fifty  more  boys.  We  are 
asking  all  who  will  to  send  a  club  of  5 
names  and  5  dollars  for  the  paper  one 
year.  The  responses  are  gratifying  in¬ 
deed  and  since  the  campaign  was  started 
in  May  we  have  received  several  hundred 
dollars.  Will  you  join  the  company,  A. 

B.  C.  D.  E.  F.  G.  H.  I.  J.  K.  L. 

Twelve  in  all.  We  are  now  organizing 
Company  C.  One  hundred  club  man- 


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agers  who  are  asked  to  send  5  names 
each  making  500  for  the  company.  If 
you  want  to  help  a  great  cause  and  are 
unable  to  make  a  donation,  this  cam¬ 
paign  is  your  door  of  opportunity. 

Usefulness  of  The  School  to  Society. 

The  work  of  the  school  thus  far  shows 
that  there  is  much  hope  for  many  of  the 
boys  of  our  State,  who  are  being  pushed 
into  the  gutter  by  their  invironment,  and 
that  the  held  of  usefulness  for  this  in¬ 
stitution  is  large  indeed.  Saving  a  boy 
from  himself  and  the  evils  of  his  en¬ 
vironment  is  not  only  saving  his  county 
and  State  the  expense  of  prosecuting  and 
punishing  him  during  a  criminal  career, 
but  is  saving  to  the  State  a  citizen  and 
to  the  Great  Cause  of  Righteousness  and 
Usefulness,  a  servant. 

Some  Things  the  Boys  Need. 

Book  cases  and  reading  tables  for  each 
of  the  three  cottages. 

A  piano  or  organ  each  for  Cottages 
Nos.  2  and  3. 

Sewing  machine  with  attachments  for 
Cottages  No.  1.  and  3. 

Single  bed  blankets  for  100  Boys. 

Sheets  and  counterpanes  and  pillow 
cases.  Books  for  boys’  libraries,  pictures 
and  portraits  for  boys’  sitting  and  read¬ 
ing  rooms. 


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Sample  Judgment  and  Commit¬ 
ment. 

(The  following  sample  Judgement,  Order 
and  Commitment  complv  with  the  Supreme 
Court  decision,  (In  Re  Watson  157  N.  C  , 
340)  in  regard  to  the  admission  of  boys  in¬ 
to  the  Jackson  Training  School  and  are 
sent  you  for  your  convenience.) 

State  of  North  Carolina  In  the  .  .  .  Court 
County  of  ...  .  ....  19  .  . 

State  \ 

vs.  -  JUDGMENT 

(John  Doe)  \ 

This  cause  coming  on  to  be  heard  before 

. Judge  Presiding  and  having  been 

heard,  and  the  court  having  made  an  in¬ 
vestigation  of  the  facts  in  connection  with 
said  case,  and  it  appearing  to  the  court  and 
the  court  having  found  the  following  facts: 

1,  That  the  said  John  Doe  has  been 

duly  convicted  of  the  charge  of . 

2,  That  the  said  John  Doe  is  under  16 
years  of  age. 

3,  That  the  parents  of  the  said  John 

Doe  are  unable  properly  to  care  for  and  con¬ 
trol  him  for  the  following  reasons; . 


4.  That  notice  of  the  pendency  and 
trial  of  this  case  has  been  served  on  ...  . 

and . the  parents  of  the  said 

John  Doe. 

5.  That  it  is  best  for  the  said  John 
Doe  and  this  community  in  which  he  has 
been  convicted  that  he  should  be  sentenced 
to  The  Stonewall  Jackson  Manual  Training 
and  Industrial  School. 

WHEREFORE,  It  is  ordered  and  ad¬ 
judged  by  the  Court  that  the  said  John 
Doe  be  committed  to  The  Stonewall  Jack- 


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son  Manual  Training  and  Industrial  School, 
to  the  end  that  the  Trustees  or  other  gov¬ 
erning  agencies  thereof  may  keep,  restrain 
and  control  him  during  his  minority  or  un¬ 
til  such  time  as  they  shall  deem  proper  for 
his  discharge,  under  such  proper  and  hu¬ 
mane  rules  and  regulations  as  may  be  a- 
dopted  by  the  said  Trustees,  in  accordance 
with  the  provisions  of  Chapters  509  and  955 
of  the  Public  Laws  of  North  Carolina,  of 
1907. 

This  the  ....  day  of  ....  19  .  .  . 

In  the  .  .  .  court 
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•  •  #  •  J-t/  •  • 


COMMITMENT 


To  the  Superintendent  or  keeper  of 
The  Stonewall  Jackson  Manual  Training  and 
Industrial  School,  Concord,  North  Carolina, 
GREETING; 

WHEREAS,  John  Doe  was  at  the . 

term  of  The  ....  Court  of . 

County  adjudged  guilty  of  the  crime  of  .  .  . 
and  was  ordered  committed  to  The  Stone¬ 
wall  Jackson  Manual  Training  and  Indus¬ 
trial  School,  as  will  more  fully  appear  from 
copy  of  the  Judgement  and  Order  made 
by  the  Court  at  said  term  hereto  attached 
and  made  apart  of  this  Commitment. 

You  are,  therefore,  authorized  and  em¬ 
powered  to  receive  the  said  John  Doe  in 
the  said  Stonewall  Jackson  Manual  Train¬ 
ing  and  Industrial  School,  to  the  end  that 
the  Trustees  or  other  governing  agencies 
thereof  may  keep,  restrain  and  control  him 
during  his  minority  or  until  such  time  as 
they  deem  proper  for  his  discharge,  under 
such  proper  and  humane  rules  and  regula¬ 
tions  as  may  be  adopted  by  the  said  Trus¬ 
tees,  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of 


Sate  of  North  Carolina, 
County  of  ...  . 

State  I 

vs.  f 

John  Doe  C 


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Chapters  509  and  955,  Public  Laws  ot  1907. 

The  said  John  Doe  will  be  delivered  to 
you  by  ...  .  •  . 

This  the  .  .  .  day  of . 19- 

•  • . Clerk  Superior  Court. 

Note:  In  Chapter  509,  Sec.  2,  Public 
Laws.,  1907;  it  is  provided;  “The  Trustees 
may  in  their  discretion  receive  therein  such 
delinquent  and  criminal  children  under  the 
age  of  16  years  as  may  be  sent  or  com¬ 
mitted  thereto  under  any  order  or  commit¬ 
ment  by  the  Judges  of  the  Superior  Courts 
or  the  Recorders  or  other  presiding  officers 
of  the  city  or  criminal  courts.”  The  above 
forms  may  be  changed  when  the  proceeding 
is  had  in  some  court  other  than  the  Su¬ 
perior  Court. 


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Printed  by  the  Boys  of  the 
Jackson  Training  School. 


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OFFICERS  OF  THE  SCHOOL 

Supt. 

Principal  of  School, 

Director  Ptg.  Dept., 

Foreman  Wood  Shop, 

COTTAGE  OFFICERS. 


Cottage  No.  1. 

S.  I.  Parker, 

H.  E,  Isenhour, 

Mrs.  Gertie  Fox, 

Cottage  No.  2. 

J.  C.  Fisher, 

M.  R.  Kizer 

Miss  Lula  Templeton, 

Admr.  Building. 

Mrs.  A.  R.  Johnson, 
Miss  Emily  Templeton, 

Farm  Officers. 

D.  A.  Corzine,  T.  V. 
Kizer,  J.  W.  Sides. 


Chas.  E.  Boger 
S.  I.  Parker 
J.  C.  Fisher 
A.  R.  Johnson 


Officer 
Officer 
Matron 

Officer 
Officer 
Matron 

Matron 
Matron 

Talbirt,  M.  R. 


This  book  must  not 
be  token  from  the 
Library  building. 


Form  No.  471 


